War, Politics and Memory in the Twentieth Century
The twentieth century witnessed terrible atrocities. Societies across the globe were thrown into conflict in two World Wars. The atomic age that followed provided perhaps even less security. Today, we are confronted with new uncertainties and dangers…
In retrospect, it is clear that we cannot understand our place in the world without taking into account the memories and legacies of the wars of the last century. Modules across this strand of the History programme at Chichester analyse these questions and explore how Europe has to come to terms with its past….
These modules are led by the European specialist Dr Hugo Frey and build gradually through the three years of the degree so as to provide the student with an increasingly focused, step by step route into the twentieth century. Areas that are discussed include: fascism, the role of the media in war reporting, the Holocaust, historians’ interpretations of the origins of wars in the twentieth century, the role of intellectuals in politics as well as the analysis of the memory of war in western Europe.
A range of modules are available for students on this strand at every level of the degree. In the third year of the programme students can select to write a personal research project in a related area. Recent student work has explored life in Auschwitz, Vietnam War Films, History and memory in Northern Ireland and British Naval warfare.